Grace
Girl nameGrace has been given to 536,340 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2003 and currently ranks #38 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ɡɹeɪs/
From the noun grace, first used by Puritans in the 16th century. In Roman Catholic use it may refer to Our Lady of Graces, cognate with Italian Grazia.
Origin: English
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
536,340
Peak year
2003 (12,801 babies)
Rank in 2025
#38 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -33%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Grace
Grace Kelly
American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)
Grace Hopper
American computer scientist and United States Navy officer (1906–1992)
Martha Stewart
American businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941)
Grace Jones
Jamaican singer, model and actress
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Grace.
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